Top 100 Favourite Classical Melodies

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1”Winter” From the Four Seasons
orchestra:
Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Slovak Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Luigi Varese (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Bohdan Warchal (violinist, conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:20
2Venetian Gondola Song
piano:
Misha Goldstein (pianist)
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte fis-Moll, op. 30 Nr. 6 (Song Without Words in F-sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 6, Venetianisches Gondellied)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1833 until 1834)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 110)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 30 (Songs Without Words, op. 30)
Felix Mendelssohn3:02
3Melodie
violin:
Borika van den Booren
orchestra:
Kiev Chamber Orchestra (Kyiv Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Roman Kofman
recording of:
Souvenir d’un lieu cher, op. 42: III. Melodie. Moderato con moto (orchestrated by Glazunov)
orchestrator:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1878-03 until 1878-05)
orchestration of:
Souvenir d’un lieu cher for Violin and Piano, op. 42: III. Mélodie
part of:
Souvenir d’un lieu cher, op. 42 (orchestrated by Glazunov)
Peter Tchaikovsky3:14
4Arabesque no.1
piano:
Misha Goldstein (pianist)
recording of:
Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 : No. 1. Andantino con moto (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1891)
part of:
Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:09
5Nocturne in E-flat, op. 9/2
piano:
Misha Goldstein (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Frederic Chopin4:17
6March of the Dwarfs
piano:
Håkon Austbø (pianist)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 3: Troldtog (Lyric Pieces, Book V, op. 54 no. 3: March of the Dwarfs)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1891)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54
Edvard Grieg2:52
7Voi Che Sapete (From Le Nozze di Figaro)
soprano vocals:
Monica Groop (mezzosoprano)
orchestra:
La Petite Bande (Belgian chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Sigiswald Kuijken
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena II. (no. 12) Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act II)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:45
8In Paradisium, From Requiem
choir vocals:
Holland Boys Choir
conductor:
Pieter Jan Leusink
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: VII. In Paradisum (1890, second version)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
publisher:
Éditions Durand (1947–present)
part of:
28 Days Later
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré3:13
9Jesu, Meine Freude
choir vocals:
Holland Boys Choir
conductor:
Pieter Jan Leusink
recording of:
Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: I. Corale „Jesu, meine Freude“
lyricist:
Johann Franck (German poet of the 17th century)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Breitkopf 389 Choralgesänge (number: 196)
is based on:
Jesu, meine Freude
part of:
Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
Johann Sebastian Bach3:00
10Gnossienne no. 5
piano:
Håkon Austbø (pianist)
recording of:
Gnossienne no. 5
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1889)
Erik Satie2:46
11Rejouissance (From Fireworks Music)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Georg Friedrich Händel2:08
12Song of the Lark
engineer and producer:
Arts Music Recording (Recording studios, Rotterdam)
piano:
Alexander Warenberg (pianist) (in 2000-12)
recording of:
The Seasons, op. 37a: III. March “Song of the Lark” (in 2000-12)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Seasons, op. 37a (for piano)
Peter Tchaikovsky1:41
13Allegretto, From Symphony no. 3
engineer and producer:
Arts Music Recording (Recording studios, Rotterdam)
orchestra:
Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest (from 2002-06 until 2002-08)
conductor:
Jaap van Zweden (violinist and conductor) (from 2002-06 until 2002-08)
recorded at:
Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2002-06 until 2002-08)
recording of:
Sinfonie Nr. 3 F-Dur, op. 90: III. Poco allegretto (from 2002-06 until 2002-08)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1883)
part of:
Sinfonie Nr. 3 F-Dur, op. 90 (Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90)
Johannes Brahms6:00
14Moment Musical in F minor
piano:
Folke Nauta (pianist)
recording of:
6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F minor. Allegro moderato
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780
Franz Schubert2:04
15Radetsky March
orchestra:
Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Otto Aebi (Swiss conductor)
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228 (Radetzky March, op. 228)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss I, Baptist, Vater, Johann Strauss I, Sr., the Elder, the Father) (in 1848)
dedicated to:
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
premiered at:
Wasserglacis in Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1848-08-31)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Sr. by opus number (number: op. 228)
Johann Strauss2:11
16Adagio
oboe:
Robin Williams (oboist)
orchestra:
Heidelberg Chamber Orchestra
recording of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore: II. Adagio (Concerto for oboe, strings and continuo in D minor: II. Adagio)
composer:
Alessandro Marcello
part of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore, S D935 (Concerto for Oboe and Strings in D minor)
recording of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore: II. Adagio (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Alessandro Marcello
arrangement of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore: II. Adagio (Concerto for oboe, strings and continuo in D minor: II. Adagio)
Alessandro Marcello3:41
17Raindrop Prelude, op. 28/15
piano:
Misha Goldstein (pianist)
recording of:
Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1836 until 1839)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Frederic Chopin4:46
18Allegro moderato From Harp Concerto
harp:
Maria Grafova (harpist)
orchestra:
Ostrava Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra (Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava)
conductor:
Hartmut Haenchen (conductor)
recording of:
Harp Concerto in B-flat major, op. 4 no. 6, HWV 294: I. Andante - Allegro (original version, for harp)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1736)
part of:
Harp Concerto in B-flat major, op. 4 no. 6, HWV 294
Georg Friedrich Händel5:58
19Waldesruhe
cello:
Zara Nelsova (cellist) (in 1974-05)
orchestra:
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (in 1974-05)
conductor:
Walter Süsskind (conductor) (in 1974-05)
recording of:
Klid (Silent Woods) for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68 no. 5 (in 1974-05)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (on 1893-10-28)
dedicated to:
Hanuš Wihan
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-16)
part of:
Works of Antonín Dvořák by opus number (number: op. 65/5) and Antonín Dvořák: Thematický katalog (Antonín Dvořák: Thematic Catalogue, Burghauser [B.]) (number: B. 182)
orchestration of:
Ze Šumavy, op. 68, B. 133: č. 5. Klid (Lento e molto cantabile) (From the Bohemian Forest, op. 68, B. 133: no. 5. Silent Woods (Lento e molto cantabile), for four-hand piano)
Antonín Dvořák4:56

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released in support of:25 Classical Favourites, Volume 1 by Vivaldi (Antonio Vivaldi, Italian baroque composer and violinist), Wagner (Richard Wagner, composer), Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, classical composer); The Millennium Philharmonic Orchestra
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